QUESTION

Granite Countertop Quality - I'm hoping someone can answer my concerns. I am having a home built and had granite slab counters put in kitchen at some point during construction of the counters the cabinet company moved the cabinets which caused the granite counter to be off 1/4 inch and had to be replaced. the section they replaced looks horrible. I realize that like wood not all slabs of granite will match, but the seam is so blatantly obvious and the seam on the back splash is about an inch and a half from the seam on the counter which looks even more obvious. It is an (L) shaped section of a counter with a sink cut out. They cut a seam about 3 inches from the sink to replace the problem section . Should they have used a new slab for the entire (L) shaped section or do I not have a leg to stand on? Our walk through is in a couple days and I just don't know where I stand? PLEASE HELP!!!

ANSWER

ANSWER - Industry standards don't say that the slab stone for a countertop needs to be made from the same piece because usually one slab isn't enough. Normally they will use slabs that come from the same crate because they were likely processed at the same time and more likely to match.

Industry standards does say that color shades shall blend from one stone to another in a pleasing manner. This can be subjective, but it would be based on what is considered the standard of care for the industry.

In your case, you may be expecting too much, or perhaps as you suspect it isn't reasonable?

The seam of two abutting slabs are to be clean smooth, and consistent, gauged to uniform thickness within +/- 1/32", and lightly raised.

I'm not aware of any standards regarding joint in deck to match joint in backsplash. I would expect them to match where possible.

Hopefully you can resolve this concern. If you need to have it arbitrated or if litigation arises, you can contact CTaSC to arrange an unbiased inspection with a report.

Good Luck!
ANSWER - Industry standards don't say that the slab stone for a countertop needs to be made from the same piece because usually one slab isn't enough. Normally they will use slabs that come from the same crate because they were likely processed at the same time and more likely to match.

Industry standards does say that color shades shall blend from one stone to another in a pleasing manner. This can be subjective, but it would be based on what is considered the standard of care for the industry.

In your case, you may be expecting too much, or perhaps as you suspect it isn't reasonable?

The seam of two abutting slabs are to be clean smooth, and consistent, gauged to uniform thickness within +/- 1/32", and lightly raised.

I'm not aware of any standards regarding joint in deck to match joint in backsplash. I would expect them to match where possible.

Hopefully you can resolve this concern. If you need to have it arbitrated or if litigation arises, you can contact CTaSC to arrange an unbiased inspection with a report.

Good Luck!